We just had a wonderful 4-day visit from our dear college friend Kevin Sheahan. He had been working with a team from his church in Iquitos (deep in the rainforest), and had some time at the end to spend in Lima, so we enjoyed catching up and sharing the holiday weekend together.
Continuing the story of the visiting teams - the last day of the first team I joined them for their tour of Paracas and Huacachina. Paracas is the launching point to visit the Islas Ballestas. Often called the "poor man's Galapagos", these islands are filled with all manner of marine creatures, including penguins, sea lions, pelicans, dolphins, condors and other birds.
These pictures are from our freezing boat ride to the islands - all borrowed, since unfortunately our camera was stolen at the second destination of the day.
The whole island was covered with birds
Famous candelabra carved into the sand
Fewer sea lions than usual, but at least we saw these guys.
After the Islas and lunch, we continued on to Huacachina, an oasis in the midst of vast sand dunes, some of them enormous. Very touristy, but lots of fun.
Several of us rented boards and went sandboarding. No lifts, so we hiked up.
This and the following two were from the top of one of the higher dunes. To give you perspective, those specks way down below are people standing at the top of the ridge from the previous picture.
We could even see the Andes in the distance.
For an additional fee, they gave dune buggy tours through the hills of sand, but we opted out - maybe next time.
The whole day really was a blast, except for the camera loss. Both sites recommended for anyone visiting Peru.
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